Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi taken to hospital for emergency surgery after suffering injury that caused Evangelos Marinakis to march onto the pitch

Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi was rushed to infirmary for exigency country connected an abominal wounded helium sustained during the 2-2 gully with Leicester.

Awoniyi, 27, collided with the station successful the last minutes astatine the City Ground connected Sunday and tried to transportation connected aft receiving respective minutes of treatment. 

The grade of the wounded was lone discovered by nine aesculapian unit connected Monday and the Nigeria planetary was hospitalised for an urgent procedure.

Awoniyi had stretched to effort and conscionable Anthony Elanga's transverse and was successful disposable discomfort aft sliding into the ft of the post, an incidental which led to a on-pitch confrontation betwixt Forest proprietor Evangelos Marinakis and Nuno Espirito Santo.

Marinakis was acrophobic astir the frontman's information aft helium was near connected contempt Nuno consulting with his aesculapian unit during stoppage time.

Awoniyi required astir 3 minutes of attraction but could not beryllium substituted aft Forest utilized their past disposable model to regenerate Elliot Anderson with Jota Silva. 

Nuno said: 'It was disappointing for everybody. 

'Unfortunately, we had to play the past 10 minutes with 1 antheral less. Taiwo gave it a spell but it was excessively achy for him to truly propulsion and assistance the team. There was a misunderstanding betwixt the coaching unit and the aesculapian department. 

'We had the heads up to marque a sub, past Taiwo tried but helium could not [run fully].

'[We feel] disappointment and vexation of course. But it is due to the fact that of the proprietor and his passionateness that we are increasing arsenic a club. He pushes us. 

'He wants america to beryllium better. It is his passionateness and tendency to beryllium a large club. 30,000 radical felt the aforesaid today. For sure, galore of them would spell connected the transportation and shingle america down. Us arsenic a club, we beryllium a batch to the Marinakis family.'

Marinakis concurred, adding: 'Today is simply a time for celebration, due to the fact that aft 30 years Nottingham Forest is present guaranteed to beryllium competing connected the European signifier erstwhile again – a committedness I made to our supporters erstwhile we achieved promotion!'

'Everybody – coaching staff, players, supporters and including myself – we were frustrated astir the wounded of Taiwo and the aesculapian staff's misjudgment connected Taiwo's quality to proceed the game. This is natural.

'This is simply a objection of the passionateness we consciousness for our club. 

'Let's each beryllium grateful, passionate and support connected dreaming!'

Gary Neville criticised Marinakis' 'scandalous' behaviour and suggested Nuno should negociate his departure contempt starring the nine to European football. 

Awoniyi has made 32 appearances successful each competitions this season, scoring 2 goals.